Dance Class at The Farm

Dance Classes start on February 7, 2011 at The Farm!!!!

Here is the release by Joe and Patsy Gibson who have taught several dance classes here at The Farm. We would love to have you come join Myron and I ( who has several left feet I might add) learn East Coast Swing for your wedding dance !!! How fun would that be to whow everyone with an amazingly fun first dance !!!!! We will keep you posted on other fun things going on here this year. We will look forward to dancing with you and your honey on Monday the 7th of Feb. Here are the particulars:

Game wedding theme is a BIG hit

Weddings by Tara posted a beautiful piece about a "really truely" FUN wedding on Style Me Pretty. The Farm was the perfect setting for such a great day. No stuffy sit around the table to chit-chat...Even the table centerpieces were games!!!! Under the tent you could see guests playing the outside games of cornhole, boccie, and many other great games. While Under the stars a fast paced game of horseshoes was in full swing. Check it out here!!!

The Farm at The Asheville, Wedding Festival

COME VISIT US AT THE ASHEVILLE, WEDDING FESTIVAL !!! Saturday, Jan 15, 2011 from 10am - 3 pm. Stop by to chat or just to say "Hi There".... We will be happy to see you again and if it is your first time we will be pleased to meet you. If you would like to come to The Farm for a visit after you are done with the Festival we will be happy to arrange a tour for you. We hope your plans are all coming together as planned and look forward to a great show.

The Farm was under quite a bit of snow during Christmas and those of you who braved it...Thanks so much. It will definitely look different in the spring, summer or fall when you have your wedding here!!! We had a really good crop of icicles as you can see!!!

Rock in action

Rock is our 10 yr old Belgian . Here he is today in the pasture along with his pasture buddy, Lightening. Since he is such a big guy (19 hands 2 inches ) and the largest horse in Western North Carolina according to our Vet. I decided he deserves his very own blog. He arrived at The Farm after Myron saw him at a sale in Abingdon, VA and since he had the name of Myron's first horse Rocky who lived to be 41 yrs old ( Myron owned him for 40 0f those years), Rock had to come home with him. Rock was used to working very hard as a logging horse in Ohio and come to The Farm Haven for horses since they only have to look great for weddings, be photogenic and love people and wedding bouquets!!!! He has eaten his fair share of flowers, kissed numerous brides and babies ...so you might say he is also a politician of sorts. Right now he is posing for pictures with a bride and groom and at some point we will post those pictures on our website. 2 months ago, Zaire used him in a photo shoot for Sophia magazine based in Asheville. He was wonderful and appeared in almost every photo used in the magazine article. You will just have to come see him for yourself to appreciate how very large he is in person.

Fall at The Farm

I can't imagine anything more peaceful than sitting on the porch at The Farm, it's fall and I am amazed by the vibrant color backdrop of the mountains, with Rock in a full gallop across the pasture right in front of me!!! Beauty, power and wonderment are staring me in the face. This is truely the most colorful view of the season. I wish all our friends could come visit us in October to feel the crisp air, red,gold, yellow and touches of left over green blasting out from the trees and mountains to grab our attention. A carpet of leaves on the ground to hike across and feel like your treading on gold, views that don't stop, unhindered by the summer leaves .....This is fall in the North Carolina mountains....not to be missed even once.

Great idea - Truce Bell

I just had the best idea given to me by one of our 2011 Brides, Laura Faulconer. She told me about the Irish & Celtic wedding Tradition of the Marriage Bell or Make up Bell !! I thought I would pass it on to you. A Celtic Tradition has it that every couple should receive ' a make-up' bell as a wedding gift. The bell is placed in the newlywed's home. The rules are, that when a disagreement takes place, one of the couple rings the bell, this calls for a truce and make up. Its over, don't bring it up again , so ends the discord and a truce is delcared without an admission of fault. It is to conjure up memories of the wedding day and make both remember and get the gleam in their eyes again !!! For you guys, This doesn't mean either one is wrong, just willing to be man enough to make up!!!!

This custom can be traced to peasant traditions west of Ireland and may be attributed to St. Patrick's Bell of Will. It was made of iron, but a make up bell could be glass, crystal, wood, iron, or silver.

Ringing of the Truce Bell can be done as part of the ceremony starting with the blessing of the bell then presented to the bride and groom by the officiant. The couple is then asked to give each of their respective bells a ring after saying their vows. Giving the third bell a hardy ring, while thinking lovely thoughts of each other and most importantly of their new life together. The bell is kept as a reminder of their wedding day reminding them of their wedding vows and conjuring up memories of that special day.

Fire at Claxton Farm moves wedding to The Farm

We were so sad to hear the news last week that our friends at Claxton Farm had lost their event facility due to a devastating fire. We have had such fun working with them over the years and couldn't believe our ears when the news was announced. Asheville is blessed to have many wonderful venues but more than that, each venue owner has a beautiful heart with a willingness to help others when the chips are down for another owner.

This last Saturday we helped M7 at Claxton Farm provide their final bride of the season with the beautiful wedding she had hoped for, here on The Farm. The bride was a dream !!! she was calm and unflustered and went about doing what she needed to do to make her wedding come off as if she had planned it this way all along. It takes some doing to change your venue, for one thing you need to provide not only new directions for all your guests but for your vendors as well. Everyone worked as a team and in their words here is what they had to say:

"The wedding on Saturday was absolutely perfect. The ceremony site was gorgeous as Ashley walked down the aisle - the sun just peaking through the leaves-very magical. The clients were amazed at how smoothly the day ran . Their guests said over and over that no one would ever know that any plan had changed! You have such a wonderful team and I know you're proud of each other!
I cannot thank each of you enough for working with us so quickly and efficiently to make the event happen as planned - we simply could not have kept the client as satisfied without your kindness and hard work!!" Maria Atkins M7 Event Solutions and Catering.

It takes a team to make things work . WE ALL did what we do best .... making sure our brides are happy ...and if the shoe had been on the other foot I know for sure that M7 at Claxton Farm would have done the same for us here at The Farm in Candler. Thank you to everyone who played a part in this adventure and for working so hard to make it happen.